Ftrack, creator of the production tracking and media review platform for creatives, demonstrated several new features at this year’s SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles. New developments include support for real-time project management in Unreal Engine and Unity. As real-time workflows introduce new, more agile approaches to animation, production tools must keep pace. ftrack’s Unreal Engine and[…..] […]
Hair Love, the independent animated short that was acquired earlier this year by Sony Pictures Animation, will make its North American theatrical debut in front of The Angry Birds Movie 2, opening on August 14. The film centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and “the most daunting task a father[…..] […]
Home-grown surprise summer hit Nezha has become the highest-grossing animated feature release in Chinese box-office history. The folklore-inspired CG comedy-adventure came out of its second weekend with a cumulative take of 2.45 billion yuan (about $348 million USD) — surpassing the record previously set by Disney’s Zootopia (2016) and returning the top spot to a[…..] […]
ASIFA-Hollywood issues call for entries; excellence in 10 production categories, 22 achievement categories and up to 5 honorary awards will be recognized at January 25, 2020 ceremony. BURBANK, CA — The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards to begin today, August 5. Honoring excellence in[…..] […]
With Discover Family counting down the final 13 episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Hasbro is pumping up the fun for this bittersweet farewell with some fun new videos for MLP fans. Check out a music video for original tune featuring Weird Al Yankovic reprising his role as “super duper party pony”[…..] […]
Former Legendary Entertainment production executive most recently managed 3D conversions of ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Venom.’ CoSA VFX has announced the appointment of Stephanie Winslow as the company’s new executive producer. Winslow brings her extensive industry experience and business development, VFX and post-production knowledge to the studio, where she’ll work both with new and existing clients.[…..] […]
VFX supervisor Phil Brennan describes the making of Jean Grey’s cosmically altered telekinesis, her childhood car crash, an enhanced Cerebro and the 3rd act prison train. 13 years after writing the script for X-Men: The Last Stand, where the telepathic Jean Grey gets possessed by a cosmic force that turns her into the most powerful adversary ever faced[…..] […]
Another set of layoffs hit the Walt Disney Company Wednesday as a direct result of the recent 20th Century Fox acquisition, bringing the total number of film employees let go so far to around 250, according to Variety. As reported, the most recent cuts included Fox head of visual effects John Kilkenny, executive VP of feature production[…..] […]
Andrea Miloro, the veteran animation executive who, along with fellow co-president Robert Baird, oversaw Fox Animation, one of the new divisions Disney acquired as part of its $71.3 billion 21st Century Fox purchase earlier this year, has stepped down. Baird reportedly will remain at the company. Miloro provided no reason for her departure.[…..] […]
It’s been a big week for Nike campaigns, with celebrations popping up online of a new Air Max range and the swoosh of its classic logo. While the swoosh isn’t celebrating any anniversaries this year, shoewear brand Footlocker decided to team up with agency One Hundred – and a whole host of cult animators – for a series of short[…..] […]
